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3 October 2003 (UK) moreTagline:
Sex... Scandal... Celebrity... Some things never change.Plot:
An adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel "Vile Bodies," is a look into the lives of a young novelist, his would-be lover, and a host of young people who beautified London in the 1930s. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
10 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(5 articles)
And the Best of British To You, Sir! (/Madam) (From FilmExperience. 24 April 2009, 7:37 AM, PDT)
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(From Vanity Fair. 1 April 2009, 10:15 AM, PDT)
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Bright and Beautiful moments moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Simon McBurney | ... | Sneath (Photo-Rat) | |
| Michael Sheen | ... | Miles | |
| Emily Mortimer | ... | Nina Blount | |
| James McAvoy | ... | Simon Balcairn | |
| Stephen Campbell Moore | ... | Adam Fenwick-Symes | |
| Stockard Channing | ... | Mrs. Melrose Ape | |
| Adrian Scarborough | ... | Customs Officer | |
| Jim Carter | ... | Chief Customs Officer | |
| Fenella Woolgar | ... | Agatha | |
| Dan Aykroyd | ... | Lord Monomark | |
| Julia McKenzie | ... | Lottie Crump | |
| Bruno Lastra | ... | Basilio | |
| David Tennant | ... | Ginger Littlejohn | |
| Jim Broadbent | ... | The Drunken Major | |
| John Franklyn-Robbins | ... | Judge |
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Rated R for some drug use.Parents Guide:
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106 min | Canada:105 min (Toronto International Film Festival)Country:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Anachronisms: A television aerial can be seen on the right hand rooftops in the external shot of the hotel that Adam and Nina stay at. moreQuotes:
Race Steward: I'm terribly sorry, but only mechanics, judges, and family are allowed beyond this point.Miles: We're family. That one's my husband.
Race Steward: Your what?
Agatha: Only joking. He means he's my husband, don't you, darling?
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"Bright Young Things" is a very stylish adaptation of the Evelyn Waugh novel, "Vile Bodies". I felt the film captured the snarky satire tone of the novel and was a fairly decent effort on the part of Stephen Fry who was making his directorial debut. I found the film played fairly light and enjoyable; a bit like a meringue that way. I suspect that this is a film for those with a fondness for wicked satire, in jokes and an interest in period pieces.
There is a kind of manic pacing to the film and the cinematography which I suppose matches the feeling of the time. People had survived a war, and a pandemic so it might make one a bit dotty.
I was quite pleased by some of the work by some of the young actors who had never been in a film before. They had a pleasant ease infront of the camera.
It isn't going to be some over the top smash. It is one of those nice art house films that one later rents from the library and shares with certain friends who have a taste for colorful clothes and characters.